Wagon.



G. W. MYERS.

WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED FIJBJI, 1913.

Patnted 0st. 7, E913.

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G. W. MYERS.

WAGON APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11, 9l3.

Patented Oct. 7, 191,3.

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Application tiled February i1, 1913. Serial No. 7e7,88.

To all wiz/cfm, i may concern:

Be it .known that l", GEORGE W. Mifune, a icitiaen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and yState of Pennsylvania, have invented .certain new and useful Improvements in 1Wagons, of which .the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wagons, and more particularly .to an improved body composed of a single integral casting constituting a frame and adapted to receive metal sheets to 4:torni an inclosure.

A furtherobject is toprovide a wagon vbody of the dump wagon type in which the front undercut portion is cast integrally .with ,a frame constituting` the receptacle portion of the body when metal plates are secured thereto. Y

rfi furthe" object is to provide an improved casting which embodies in a wagon,

the maximum ci strength and durability.

lWi-th these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of Iconstruction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more `t'ully 4hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved casting. 2 is a vievi in section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a View in longitudinal section through the body showing the metal sheets secured to the frame and one of said sheets broken away to Fig. t is a fragk mentary View in section on an enlarged scale on y the line vlsf- 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in section on an enlarged scale on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in section on an enlarged scale on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a frag mentary View inl section on an enlarged scale on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

In Fig. 1 l illustrate in perspective my improved casting which forms the body per se and the undercut front portion all in one integral casting, and while I shall hereinafter refer to the several parts as channels, angle irons and so forth,'it is to be understood that the structure is entirely integral yet takes the form of angles and channels :for purposes of strength and durability.

.Around the entire upper portion of the sides, and ends of the body, angle irons 1 are formed, and at the lower edge of the body,

channels 2 are formed and are connected by v nprights 3 integral with both. T he channels 2, at the opposite sides .of the body, While having their lower -langes substantially horizontal, have their upper ianges inclined from an intermediate point i toward. both ends, so that a trussed structure is had which is .reinforced by longitudinal. Webs 5.

At the point 4, or widest portion of the truss, the channels are formed with integral block having angular openings G therein in which the axle stubs T are welded. The uprights 3, `at the sides, are preferably tri angular in orm as indicated, and have longitudinal strengthening Webs 8, While the channels 2 and angles 1 at the ends of the body per se are connected by comparatively straight uprights The undercut front portion 1G of the body is integral with the structure above described, and is reinforced at top and bottom throughout their edges by anges 11 and channels 12. The channels 12 constitute continuations of the channels 2, and the iiafnges 11' constitute continuations of the horizontal members of the channels 1. lntegral brackets 13 are `formed for the reception of" a seat (not shown), and the lower edge of the undercut portion lO'is provided with integral inwardly projecting lianges 'iii against which a plate 15 is adapted to be secured and constitute a foot rest. ln the side channels 2, integral lugs 16 are formed,

and these lugs are adapted to be bored for the reception of the bottom hinge .pin (not shown). Depending lugs 17 are formed on the lower portions of the side channels 2, and these lugs 17ure used for the same purpose as the lugs 16.

It is to be understco wagon body is des primarily for-use as a dump wagon with drop bottoms, but as the invention has nothingto do with the bottoms nor the attachments which go to make up the vehicle, they are not set forth in this application. Against the inner face of the sides and ends of the casting, sheet metal plates 1S are secured by rivets 19 to the several angle irons, channels and uprights, that a smooth interior surface is had, allowing an easy dump regardless of the material. It will thf z be seen that with my improvements l provide a Wagon body frame composed of a sing integral casting which is near and in appearance, and strong and durable in use.

d that my improved Various slight chan/ges might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts Letters Patent is:

described without'departing from my invention, and hence do not/limit myself t0 the precise .details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alteratioltif` as fairlyv fall within the spirit and sedpe of the appended claims.

, Having thus described my invention, what I `claim as new and desire to secure by 1. As a new article of manufacture, a wagon body comprising two trussed channel bars spaced apart, channel bars connecting the ends of the trussed channel bars, uprights integral with all of said channel bars and having longitudinal webs on their outer faces, angle bars integral with the upights and located at the upper ends of the latter, said channel bars, uprights, andangle'bars forming an integral rectangular frame having a smooth inner surface, plates secured to the inner faces of said channel bars, `angle bars and uprights, and an undercut front portion integral with the channel bars and angle bars, substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a wagon body comprising two trussed channel bars spaced apart, channel bars connecting the ends of the trussed channel bars, up-` rights integral with all of said channel bars, and having longitudinal webs on their outer faces, angle bars integral with the uprights and located at the upper ends of the latter, said channel bars, uprights, and angle bars forming an integral rectangular frame having a smooth inner surface, plates secured to the inner faces of said channel bars, angle bars and uprights, an undercut front portion integral with the channel bars and angle bars, said front portion having channels throughout its lower edge forming continuations of the trussed channel bars, subl stantially as described.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a

, wagon body comprising two trussed channel bars spaced apart, channel bars connecting the'ends of the trussed channel bars, uprights integral with all of vsa-idehannel bars, and having longitudinal webs on their outer faces, angle bars integral with the upri'ghts and located at the upper ends of the latter, said channel bars, uprights, and angle bars forming an integral rectangular frame having a smooth inner surface, plates secured to the inner faces of said channel bars, angle bars and uprights, an undercutfront portion integral with the channel bars and angle' bars, said front portion having channels throughout its lower edge forming continuations of the trussed channel bars, and integral inwardly projecting flanges throughout the lower edge of said front portion, substantially as described.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a

wagon body .comprising two trussed channel bars spaced apart, channel bars connecting the ends of the trussed channel bars, uprights integral with all of said channel bars and having longitudinal webs on their outer faces, angle bars integral with the uprights and located at the upper` ends of the latter, said channel bars, uprights, and angle bars forming an integral rectangular framev having a smooth inner 4surface, plates secured to the inner faces of said channel bars, angle bars and uprights, an undercut front portion integral with the channel bars and angle bars, integral blocks in the trussed channels having angular openings therein, and axle stubs having angular enlargements attheir ends welded in the said openings.

4.substantially as described. I In testimony whereof I have signed my' name to this specification in the presence of Atwo subscribing witnesses. l

GEORGE W. MYERS. Witnesses:

C. R. ZIEGLER, S. W. FOSTER. 

